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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 1, 1910
- Locality
- West Maui, Lahainaluna
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1910, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Artemisia mauiensis
Botany
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Asplenium densum
Botany
Bidens menziesii
Botany
Bidens menziesii
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Clermontia parviflora
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cyanea elliptica
Botany
Cyanea elliptica
Botany
Cyanea elliptica
Botany
Cyanea elliptica
Botany
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Botany
Cystopteris douglasii
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dubautia linearis
Botany
Dubautia menziesii
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,579 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 60493. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506172. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60493.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956506172 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026